Rodger's and Hommerstein's academy award - winning. South Pacific is a towering musical masterpiece and the tender love story of a naive young Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) and an older French plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi ) on a U. S. occupied South Sea Island. Winner of the Pulitzer Prise.Rodgers and Hammerstein present South Pacific starting Rossano Brazzi, mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr with Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown. Screenplay by Paul Osborn adapted from the play South Pacific by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan based on tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener. Originally produced on the stage by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan produce by Buddy Adler directed by Joshua Logan.